Content Protection

ByteArk Player SDK for iOS supports two tiers of content protection: basic encryption that works out of the box, and full DRM for Premium content on iOS and iPadOS.

Encryption

Symmetric-key encryption for use cases where you need basic content protection. Supported through AVPlayer directly — no license server or additional configuration required.

System	Guide
HLS ClearKey	Supported by default — no special setup required

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Note

The DRM feature of ByteArk Player is available only to ByteArk Video Cloud for Business customers. Please contact sales@byteark.com if you would like to use this feature.

Full content rights management for Premium content. Uses a separate license server to obtain decryption keys at playback time, with strong security and hardware-backed playback on Apple devices.

DRM	Guide
Apple FairPlay	Apple's standard DRM through FairPlay Streaming (FPS)

Note

For more information or to enable DRM, contact our team at support@byteark.com.